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Book Review of Ladder of Years

Ladder of Years
Ladder of Years
Author: Anne Tyler
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2


I never miss an Anne Tyler book. Published in 1995, this is the story of a wife and mother of three almost-grown children who on a sudden impulse walks away from a family vacation and the sense of being expendable that it has engendered. She finds a small town that attracts her, rents a room, and settles in to see what she can make happen next. An intriguing look into what might have happened if we'd ever had the nerve to do it...